BACILLUS ANTHRACIS EXPLANATION

BACILLUS ANTHRACISStudents name:Name of institution:Instructor:Date:What characteristic of B. anthracis allows the bacterium to survive without water or nutrition?Bacillus anthracis is the organism that causes anthrax. It has developed mechanismsthrough which it can endure harsh conditions. As such, it can survive for long periods of timewithout nutrition and water. It is capable of forming spores during which phase it can lie dormantonly to come back to life once favorable conditions prevail. A spore is a protective shell thathides the active bacterium inside it (Cowan 56).When